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The Members of the Taskforce requested
an update from staff on the following items:
1. An update on the Entrance Management Plan for flooding
and particularly the “evidence based technical review” of the
trigger points.
2. Coast Management Program – Lower Shoalhaven
River – details of feedback (closed 10th February) and next
steps.
Acting
Director Usher advised that, following the close of exhibition period, the
process from here is that staff will work through the submissions received
during the exhibition period, make any appropriate changes based on the
submissions, then report back to Council for adoption.
It was further
advised that there will be Coastal Management Committee meetings prior to the
Costal Management Plan being reported to Council, for their review
3. Plan for removal of the flood debris, especially
around River Road Reserve.
Clr Clancy
noted that the removal of the flood debris should be a quick fix that will
have a big impact for the Shoalhaven Heads community.
4. Plan for removal of excess sand at Shoalhaven Heads
Beach.
Acting
Director Usher advised the Taskforce that a motion submitted by Clr Clancy
was resolved at the Ordinary Meeting 11 March 2025 in relation to the formation
of a Shoalhaven Heads Dune Care Group. The resolution is as follows:
1.
Council work with the Shoalhaven Heads Community to establish a
Dune Care Group
2.
The Dune Care Group could work from the Golf Club beach track
to the southern Bird Park beach track, covering approximately 1km to 1.5 km.
3.
The Dune Care work would predominantly be in front of the
Shoalhaven Heads Surf Club.
4.
Council hold a working group meeting by no later than 17 April
2025, inviting any interested Councillors, Shoalhaven Heads community
representatives and appropriate SCC staff to establish a Dune Care Plan.
The Taskforce
further discussed access points, and the impact of excess sand on vegetation
and the viewing platform, and that previous sand scraping works have been
unsuccessful in managing excess sands from impacting vegetation and the
viewing platform.
Ms Jessica
Zealand suggested that a Sand Management / Dune Care Policy should be
incorporated into the Entrance Management Plan.
5.
Lodgement of the Permit to remove Mangroves from the front of the
Council caravan park.
The Taskforce noted that it remains their view that a permit to remove
mangroves should be included in the Coastal Management Plan, and are they are
yet to see it included in the plan, or applied for separate to the plan
Acting
Director Usher advised that due to staff on leave he could only provide
limited advice on the above requests, and would provide further written
responses with the minutes following the meeting.
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